![]() I may grow to think more highly of Syntax Control than I do. I admit that I actually did use Syntax Control while editing this review, and found the adverb highlighter particularly useful, even if it sometimes get things wrong (highlighter, for instance, is definitely not an adverb, but Writer Pro thinks it is). Writers fond of the advice that one should avoid adverbs (and sometimes even adjectives) if possible may find the highlighter useful to expunge these superfluities from their work. Syntax Control, the most hyped feature of Writer Pro in the promo videos, is also the strangest. Yet after a period of time, the buttons become redundant: why move your cursor to click a button for Heading 1 when you could type “#”? iA Writer has long been one of my first recommendations for Markdown newbies, and if anything, the sidebar in Writer Pro improves on its suitability for these users. The structure buttons, on the other hand, will help newcomers to Markdown discover how to add structure to their documents while they learn the markup. The workflow slider is essential to iA Writer’s flawed general premise, but can hardly be viewed as a positive addition. Most of these functions are also available through keyboard shortcuts if the sidebar is off, which is welcome.
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